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Schedule
Sunday 22th
18:30
Welcome cocktail (at the premises of UDT)
Monday 23th
09.00 – 09:30
Opening ceremony
Welcome words: Alex Berg, Chairman
09:30 – 10:15
Plenary session: Piergiuseppe Morone, University of Rome, Italy
Making the transition towards a biobased economy
10:15 – 10:45
Coffee break
Economic, environmental and social
sustainability
Chemical conversion
10:45 – 11:20
Keynote Speaker
Orlando Rojas, Aalto University, Finland
Valorization of Biorefinery Streams by the Development of Advanced
Materials from Lignin and Nano/micro-celluloses
Keynote Speaker
Franck Dumeignil, University of Lille, France
EuroBioRef: Designing next generation biorefineries
11:20 – 11:40
Sustainability analysis of lignocellulosic bioethanol production and
electricity generation. Western Mexico case study
Arturo Sánchez, National Polytechnic Institute - IPN, Mexico
2G Bioethanol Biorefinery using sugarcane lignocellulosic biomass
residues
Francisco Girio, National Laboratory of Energy and Geology - LNEG,
Portugal
11:40 – 12:00
Techno-economical feasibility assessment of butanol production from
lignocellulosic biomass
Julián Quintero, Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso, Chile
Where are we with green Biorefineries?
Rafal Bogel-Lukasik, National Laboratory of Energy and Geology - LNEG,
Portugal
12:00 – 12:20
Kinetic model for the oxidation of hazardous compounds in an industrial
effluent from forest biomass processing
Fernando E. Felissia, National University of Misiones - UNaM, Argentina
Conversion of inulin-containing and lignocellulosic biomass to the
platform chemical 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in water
David Steinbach, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology - KIT, Germany
12:20 – 12:40
Contribution of chemurgy to the advancement of biorefinery in the
context of circular economy - a polish perspective
Janusz Golaszewski, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland
Lipid extraction from Chlorella vulgaris using electromagnetic field
Catalina Bernal López, University of Valle, Colombia
12:40 – 13:40
Lunch
13:40 – 14:15
Keynote Speaker
Ronalds Gonzalez, NC State University, USA
Challenges and opportunities in the bio-refinery economy
Keynote Speaker
Johanna Buchert, Natural Resources Institute, Finland
Research as tool to create value-addedforest- based bioeconomy
14:15 – 14:35
Systemic view of bio refineries linked to the production of food and
energy
Jorge Antonio Hilbert, National Agricultural Technology Institute - INTA,
Argentina
Development of selective fractionation methods for the integrated
upgrade of corn cobs
Florbela Carvalheiro, National Laboratory of Energy and Geology - LNEG,
Portugal
14:35 – 14:55
Productivity and costs of two low-investment biomass harvesting
systems applied in a situation of mixed forest of semi-natural origin
Patricio Carey, Austral University of Chile - UACh, Chile
Using magnetic resonance imaging to monitor process flows of
multiphase systems
Robert Powell, University of California, Davis, USA
14:55 – 15:15
Assessment of supply chains for pre-treatment of forest residues in
Chile
Tobias Zimmer Karlsruhe Institute of Technology - KIT, Germany
Solid state fermentation of chemically untreated sugarcane bagasse
for fungal production of single cell oil as biodiesel feedstock
Mahesh Khot, Savitribai Phule Pune University, India
15:15 – 15:35
Lignocellulosic biofuels co-production and co-generation using
integrated biorefineries. A solution to the treatment of agro-industrial
wastes
Arturo Sánchez Carmona, National Polytechnic Institute - IPN, Mexico
15:35 – 16:05
Coffe Break
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Schedule
Bioethanol
Thermochemical conversion
16:05 – 16:40
Keynote Speaker
Valdeir Arantes, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
The potential for the fractionation of lignocellulose for integrated
production of biofuel and value-added products: A case of bioethanol,
food additives and nanocellulose
Keynote Speaker
Jaap Kiel, University of Twente, The Netherlands
The role of thermochemical conversion in biorefinery concepts: not just
combustion
16:40 – 17:00
Improvement of the lignocellulose hydrolysis by use of auxiliary
enzymes
Oriana Salazar, University of Chile, Chile
Effects of biomass source on the composition and reactivity of
thermochemical reaction products
Steve Kelley, North Carolina State University, USA
17:00 – 17:20
The influence of sono-assisted alkaline pretreatment of sugarcane
bagasse in enzymatic hydrolysis for cellulosic ethanol production
Luiz Pereira Ramos, Federal University of Parana, Brazil
Upgrading of low-grade biogenic feedstock by innovative screw
pyrolysis
Marco Tomasi Morgano, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology - KIT, Germany
17:20 – 17:40
Comparison between microwave and conduction-convection heating
for autohydrolysis processing in the production of high added-value
compounds and substrates for biofuel under the biorefinery concept
Héctor A. Ruiz, Autonomus University of Coahuila, Mexico
Pyrolysis of mixtures of concentrated spent pulping liquor and sodium
formate to produce a phenolic bio-oil
Adriaan van Heiningen, University of Maine, USA
17:40 – 18:00
Different strategies for lignocellulose sugars conversion into ethanol
from phosphoric acid steam exploded olive tree pruning
Mercedes Ballesteros, Centre for Energy, Environment and Technology
- CIEMAT, Spain
Selective production of formic acid from aqueous phase biooil by catalytic oxidation using heteropoly acids (for bio-oil
hydrodeoxygenation)
Mauricio Escobar, Technological Development Unit - UDT, Chile
Tuesday 24th
9:00 – 9:20
Second generation bioethanol from Eucalyptus globules labill and
Nothofagus pumilio using ionic liquids
Maria Cristina Ravanal Espinosa, University of Chile, Chile
Catalytic hydrodeoxygenation of pyrolysis oil over nickel-based
catalysts under H2/CO2 atmosphere
Wolfgang Olbrich, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology - KIT, Germany
9:20 – 9:40
Ethanol production from CMC and Avicel using ethanologenic
Escherichia coli expressing a novel endoglucanase
Inés Loaces, Biological Research Institute Clemente Stable - IIBCE,
Uruguay
Concept for combined heat and power production from wood via
gasification followed by catalytic gas cleaning
Tim Schulzke, Fraunhofer UMSICHT, Germany
9:40 – 10:00
Sequential thermochemical hydrolysis, enzymatic saccharification and
fermentation to ethanol of stover from white corn with ethanologenic
bacteria
Alfredo Martinez, National Autonomous University of Mexico - UNAM,
Mexico
Activated biochar derived from agricultural residual biomass pretreated
with alcaline agent
Luis Sebastian Romero-Hermoso Osorio, Scientific and Technological
Bio-resource Nucleus - BIOREN, Chile
10:00 – 10:40
Coffe Break
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Schedule
Microalgae
Cellulose fibers and microfibers
10:40 – 11:20
Keynote Speaker
Gabriel Acién, University of Almería, Spain
Integral utilization of microalgae: Production of biofertilizers
Keynote Speaker
Gary Chinga-Carrasco, Paper and Fibre Research Institute - PFI,
Norway
Kraft pulps from Eucalyptus and Pinus radiata - raw materials for
nanocellulose production and novel bio-applications
11:20 – 11:40
Chilean Technological Consortium “Desert Bioenergy S.A.”
Laura Azócar, Scientific and Technological Bio-resource Nucleus BIOREN, Chile
Comparative analysis of commercial cellulases cocktails for the
production of nanocrystalline cellulose
Germano Andrade Siqueira, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
11:40 – 12:00
Multi-scenario economic evaluation for a biorefinery based on
microalgae biomass with application of anaerobic digestion
Cristian P. Bravo-Fritz, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Chile
Biocomposites from microfibrillated cellulose and biodegradable
polymers
Patricia Eisenberg, National Institute of Technology - INTI, Argentina
12:00 – 12:20
High pressure biomass conversion processes for biofuels and
chemicals production
Pablo E. Hegel, National Council of Scientific and Technical Research CONICET, Argentina
Cellulose nanofibrils from agro-industrial waste: Production and
characterization
Fabiola Valdebenito, Scientific and Technological Bio-resource Nucleus BIOREN, Chile
12:20 – 12:40
Energy recovery through the anaerobic digestion of the residual
microalgae biomass from a biodiesel production process
Alvaro Torres, Scientific and Technological Bio-resource Nucleus BIOREN, Chile
Characterization of Eucalyptus bark and its potencial use for fiber and
cellulose nanofibrils
Miguel Pereira, University of Concepción, Chile
12:40 – 13:00
Evaluation of technical feasibility of biogas upgrading using microalgae
Leslie Meier Figueroa, Scientific and Technological Bio-resource Nu4cleus
- BIOREN, Chile
Biomass valorisation by heterogeneous catalysis: Ethylene glycol
production via hydrogenolysis of cellulose using Pd-WXC/C catalyst
Antonio Aprigio da Silva Curvelo, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 14:20
Production of PHB production from glycerol waste by B. xenovorans
LB400
Pamela Villegas Pizarro, Federico Santa María Technical University UTFSM, Chile
Affibody functionalized bacterial cellulose tubes for bioseparation
applications
Ilari Filpponen, Aalto University, Finland
14:20 – 14:40
Medium chain length production by Pseudomonas fluorescens and
unrelated carbon source
Diana Marcela Vanegas Hernández, Pontificia Bolivariana University,
Colombia
The role of ligno-nanocellulosics in the biorefinery concept
Maria Soledad Peresin, VTT, Finland
14:40 – 15:00
Life cycle assessment of biomethane from waste water algae: The AllGas approach
Daniel Maga, Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy
Technology UMSICHT, Germany
15:00 – 15:40
Coffe Break
15:40 – 18:00
Poster presentation
20:00
Official dinner
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Schedule
Wednesday 25th
Natural polyphenols
Carbohydrates and cellulosic fibers
applications
9:00 – 9:40
Keynote Speaker
Antje Potthast, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences BOKU, Austria
Analyzing biorefinery product streams - challenges, requirements and
(some) solutions
Keynote Speaker
Frank Miletzky, Papiertechnische Stiftung, Germany
Between two stools: the paper industry in a change
9:40 – 10:00
Mild chemical modification of acetosolv lignin from several Chilean
sources
Danny Eugenio García Marrero, Technological Development Unit - UDT,
Chile
Ethanol-water fractionation of wheat straw and saccharification of the
cellulosic residue
Juan Carlos Villar, National Research Institute and Agricultural and Food
Technology - INIA, Spain
10:00 – 10:20
Use of organosolv lignin modified by alkaline catalyst in adhesive
resins: Evaluation of the behavior
Marcela Norambuena, Biotechnology Center, Chile
Determination of hemicellulose extraction conditions from alkalinesulfite pretreated sugar cane bagasse with a crude enzymatic extract
from Bacillus pumilus
Maiara Paparele dos Santos, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
10:20 – 10:40
The potential of cork-containing barks for biorefineries: structural and
chemical features, fractionation and conversion routes for materials
and chemicals
Helena Pereira, University of Lisbon, Portugal
Addition of poly-electrolytes on recycled fiber for paper sheet formation
José Turrado Saucedo, University of Guadalajara, Mexico
10:40 – 11:20
Coffee break
11:20 – 11:40
Novel synthetic and natural adhesives: performance evaluation using
ABES
Cecilia Fuentealba, Technological Development Unit - UDT, Chile
Biodegradable films formed by polyelectrolyte complexes of xylan and
chitosan
Paulina Mocchiutti, National University of Litoral, Argentina
11:40 – 12:00
Biochar-based materials for the sustainable catalysis
photocatalysis
Juan Matos Lale, Technological Development Unit - UDT, Chile
Foamed packaging made from cellulose acetate
Rafael Erdmann, Fraunhofer UMSICHT, Germany
12:00 – 12:20
Poster award ceremony
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